Special Celebrations

Christmas Octave 2011

 Christmas 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Speech “Christmas greetings to Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops and Directors of the Governorate of Vatican City State” (2011.12.22)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Midnight Mass” (2011.12.24)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 2011” (2011.12.25)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Vespers and Te Deum” (2011.12.31)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God” (2012.01.01)

World Day of Peace 2012

 peace 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Message “For the celebration of World Day of Peace 2012” (2011.12.08)

World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2012

 migrant 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Message “For the 98th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (2012)” (2011.09.21)

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2012

 ecumenism 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Feast of the Conversion of St Paul the Apostle” (2012.01.25)

59th World Day of Leprosy

 leprosy 

• Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Message “For the 59th World Day of Leprosy (2012)” (2012.01.27)

World Day for Consecrated Life 2012

 religious 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Vespers on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord” (2012.02.02)

World Day of the Sick 2012

 sick 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Message “For the 20th World Day of the Sick (2012)” (2011.11.20)

10th Extraordinary Consistory

 consistory 

Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of 22 Cardinals

 cardinal   consistory 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals and for the vote on several Causes of Canonization” (2012.02.18)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Mass with new Cardinals” (2012.02.19)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Speech “To the newly created Cardinals, their family members and pilgrims present at the Consistory” (2012.02.20)

Lent 2012

 Lent 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Message “For Lent 2012” (2011.11.03)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Statio and Penitential Procession - Holy Mass, Blessing and Imposition of the Ashes” (2012.02.22)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Palm Sunday - 27th World Youth Day” (2012.04.01)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Chrism Mass” (2012.04.05)

Apostolic Journey to Mexico

 Mexico   papal journey 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Speech “Meeting with journalists during the flight to Mexico” (2012.03.23)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Speech “Welcome Ceremony at the International Airport of Guanajuato” (2012.03.23)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Speech “Greeting to the children gathered at Plaza de la Paz in Guanajuato” (2012.03.24)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Mass celebrated at Parque del Bicentenario of León” (2012.03.25)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Vespers with the Bishops of Mexico and of Latin America in the Cathedral of Our Most Holy Mother of Light, León” (2012.03.25)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Speech “Farewell Ceremony at the International Airport of Guanajuato” (2012.03.26)

• Basílica Colegiata de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato, Guanajuato
• Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Luz, León

Apostolic Journey to Cuba

 Cuba   papal journey 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Speech “Welcome Ceremony at Antonio Maceo International Airport of Santiago de Cuba” (2012.03.26)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Mass for the 400th anniversary of the the discovery of the image of Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre at Antonio Maceo Square, Santiago de Cuba” (2012.03.26)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Speech “Visit to the Shrine of Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, Santiago de Cuba” (2012.03.27)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Speech “Farewell Ceremony at José Martí International Airport, La Habana” (2012.03.28)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Mass at Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana” (2012.03.28)

• Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre, El Cobre

World Youth Day 2012

 youth 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Message “For the 27th World Youth Day (2012)” (2012.03.15)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Palm Sunday - 27th World Youth Day” (2012.04.01)

Triduum 2012

 Triduum 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Mass of the Lord's Supper” (2012.04.05)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Speech “Way of the Cross” (2012.04.06)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Easter Vigil” (2012.04.07)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Message “Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 2012” (2012.04.08)

World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2012

 vocation 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Message “For the 49th World Day for Vocations (2012)” (2011.10.18)

Pastoral Visit to Arezzo, La Verna and San Sepolcro

 papal journey in Italy 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Speech “Meeting with the citizens in Torre di Berta Square in Sansepolcro” (2012.05.13)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Speech “Visit to the Shrine of La Verna” (2012.05.13)
• Pope Benedict XVI, Homily “Mass in Il Prato Park, Arezzo” (2012.05.13)

• Cattedrale di Ss. Donato e Pietro, Arezzo
• Basilica di S. Maria Assunta, La Verna
• Concattedrale di S. Giovanni Evangelista, Sansepolcro

World Communications Day 2012

 communication 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Message “For the 46th World Communications Day (2012)” (2012.01.24)

Day of Prayer for the Church in China 2012

 China 

7th World Meeting of Families (Milano, Italy)

 family   Spain 

Pastoral Visit to Milano

 papal journey in Italy 

• Cattedrale di S. Maria Nascente, Milano

50th International Eucharistic Congress (Dublin, Ireland)

 Eucharistic Congress 

World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests 2012

 priest 

• Congregation for Clergy, Curial Letter “To priests” (2012.03.26)

Summer Olympic Games 2012 (London, UK)

 sports   United Kingdom 

Apostolic Journey to Lebanon

 Lebanon   papal journey 

World Tourism Day 2012

 tourism 

13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

 new evangelization   synod 

• Synod of Bishops, Lineamenta The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith “13th Ordinary General Assembly - 2011” (2011.02.02)

Year of Faith

• Pope Benedict XVI, Motu Proprio Porta fidei For the Indiction of the Year of Faith (2011.10.11)
• Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Note “Pastoral recommendations for the Year of Faith” (2012.01.06)

World Food Day 2012

 food 

World Mission Sunday 2012

 mission 

• Pope Benedict XVI, Message “For World Day for Missions 2012” (2012.01.06)

Christmas Octave 2012

 Christmas